Dispensing carton



March 23, 1954 Filed March 2l,` 1950 C. A. ROSS DISPENSING CARTON 3Sheets-Sheet l Cio/Zin .1206s,

Mx MW ATTORNEYS.

March 23, 1954 C, A; ROSS 2,672,979

DISPENSING CARTON Filed March 2l, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.'

30 C,0 Zin 09.12086,

ATTORNEYS.

C. A. ROSS DISPENSING CARTON March 23, 1954 Filed March 21, '15550 3Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 23, 1954 y DISPENSING CARTON Colin A. Ross, Troy, N. Y.,assignor to Behr-Manning Corporation, Troy, N. Y., a corporation ofMassachusetts Application March 21, 195o, serial No. 151,005

The present invention relates to a carton which is adapted for theshipping and displaying of articles of commerce, particularly articleswhich are heavy enough to require a carton of rugged construction.

A principal object of the invention is to provide such cartonscomprising an outer box and an inner drawer constructed and arranged sothat the drawer may be pulled from the box for a distance sufficient toexpose the contents without removing the carton from its stackedposition. The drawer of the carton is of novel construction having adepending front flap and a forward top iiapl area connected theretowhich may be turned upwardly and rearwardly to expose the contents ofthe drawer to View when only the front part of the drawer is movedoutwardly from the box. The construction just referred to permits accessto the drawer when the cartons are stacked on Ia shelf for inspection ofthe contents or to remove individual articles from the drawer, withoutremoving the carton from the shelf and while providing rm support forthe articles in the drawer.

A further object of theinvention is to provide a carton capable of theabove uses which is of rugged yet of simple construction and which maybe manufactured at minimum cost.

In the drawings which illustrate a preferred form of the invention:

Figure 1 is a. perspective viewofthe bla-nk of the carton drawer, withthe walls opened up in order to better illustrate the design ofthecardboard blank from which the drawerA is formed;

Figure 2 is a perspective View of the carton showing the drawercompletely housed within the box, with the end naps of the box opened;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the drawer pulledoutwardly from the box in order that the contents of the drawer may beviewed;

Figure 4 is a side elevational view, partly in section, showing how:front flaps of the drawer are used in pulling it outwardly from thebox;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 1, 'of a drawer forming blank oimodiiied construction, and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the carton in its closed condition.

Referring to Figure 2, the carton comprises an outer box B and a drawerD slidably mounted therein. The outer box may be of' any conven- .5.5

tional construction being closed at its rearward 1 Claim. (Cl. 20G-60)the finger holes in the 2 end in any conventional way, and having frontside aps I0 and I2 and a bottom closure flap I4, the nap I4 being turnedin over the flaps Ill in order to completely close the carton to itsccndition shown. in Figure 6. The top wall of the box may be centrallyout away as at` Et to facilitate the manipulation of the end flap It. lIn Figure 2, the carton is shown placed on the edge of a shelf S, withthe forward end of ther box in vertical alignment with the edge of theshelf, and it will be understood that anumber of these cartons may bestacked on a` shelf, one above another. The cartons may be used'for theshipping and dispensing of relatively heavyobjects such as are sold inhardware stores. In such establishments, cartons are often stacked inrelatively inaccessible places such as on very high or very low shelves.The construction of the carton of the present invention is such as toencourage i the storage of the product it packages in an accessibleplace, because of the convenience in displaying and removing thecontents.` However, the carton is capable of convenient use for suchpurposes even when stacked on very high or low shelves.

y The construction of the blank fromwhich the box D is made is shown inFigure 1.l it will be understood that the drawer may be made fromrelatively heavy cardboard or the like: and because of its heavyconstruction, the surrminding box may be made of a lighter cardboard orpaper material. The construction of the drawer as hereinafter describedis of such rugged nature as to resist the stresses encountered inshipment and use, when the properly out and scored blank forming thedrawer is folded and enclosed within the carton. The blank which formsthis drawer comprises, all as an integral part thereof, a bottom wall I8, a side wall comprising upwardly folded inner panels 20 and downwardlyfolded outer panels 2|, a hinged upwardly extending rear wall 22, a topwall 245, and a front wall comprising a depending front flap- 28 and alower front nap 30. The top wall panel is slightly longer than theadjacentrear wall panel 22 and the bottom panel I 8, so that the panels2i at the ends of panel 24 may depend therefrom in planes just outsidethose of the vupwardly directed panels 20. Panel 22 is connected withpanel 24 by a crease 35 and with bottom panel It by a crease 35. PanelI8 is connected with front iiap 30 by a crease 3l. and, panels E? and Elare hinged to their bottom; and top panels respectively by creasestaruijfi.4 It will be v:amiztreriif that the creases 4I and 35 whichdene the top line 40, this scoring perrmtting the flap 28 to be eitherturned downwardly` over the lower flap:

closed: orzto .be;.turned up;I f

30 when the drawer is wardly and rearwardly to gain access to thedrawer. The material of the `top..wall. of the drawer is scored alongthe folding, at a distance spaced rearwardly of the line 40, thusforming av forward top flap area 42-wwhich maybe bent .upwardly with.the depending front ilapin rorder to view thecontents of the drawer.

Thedepending side wall panels 2| are not as long as theupwardly bentside panelsv 20, being cut. away valongforward vertical. .edges 44 inlateral alignment with the scoring line 4.|.- Because .the panels Y2|.are shortened, as thus described, it willbe` apparent that the. forwardtop flat. area 42 constitutes a simple rectangular flat sheetofmaterial,` deflnedon each side by cut side edgesAS, rather thanhavingany depending folded down flap portions. as would be the case ifthedepending-.panels 2| were continued forwardlyto the front end.. ofthedrawer. Such anarrangement isof` particular. advantage when thecarton isstacked on alow shelf, vfor the contents can lie-.immediatelyviewed when the drawer is pulled outwardly and when the depending frontnap. 2.8 is-lifted, spection of Figure 3. .In particular, when thedrawer vcontains. a. group of nai-...articles stacked one uponanother,.the.uppermostof these articles can be immediately. viewedl whenthe. front flap is lifted.

.The front ilaps-.28.and 3.0 maybeproyided with suitable means..-whereby. they may be grasped by the lingers to pull the draweroutwardly from the box. .As .-shown. in. Figure 1, such means may be.finger grip openings 48, .although cut-outl tabs, or other equivalentmeans might be employed. thesenger grasping openings are convenientlyavailable .whenthe outer box is opened. The

front flaps are, simply.. opened. into convergingv relation, as shown'in Figures 3 and 4, whereby a convenient double finger grip isprovidedto facilitate .pullingthe drawer outwardly as shown invFigure 4:.r Thisymeans forwthdrawing the drawer is--particularly useful when the materialor articles which are ypackaged are relatively heavy.

lIn thisv connection, .it willbe.. noted that the bottom. wall I8extends forwardly to the end of the drawer andinas no'score or foldlines therein,

whereby .the bottomiof the drawer provides a.y

quite :rigid support; for, the contents. when the drawer is `pulledoutwardly beyond the edge of the supporting 'shelf S, as illustrated inFigure 4. The drawer structure is the side panels 20 which also `extendvto the end of the.- drawer, giving rigidityto the structurel' .aswellaSguarding4 against accidental L displacement of the. contents .1' ofthe"trlrzawein It wil1t..be apparent that these;

when it ispulled outwardly,

as` is. evident-from an in- .As is evident in Figure 2,.

further strengthened by'` connected with the a abrasive` discs have abowed '.iaround Sthe-'articles'to form 4 features are of greatimportance, from the standpoint of protection, when the cartons arestacked on a high shelf, for instance, whenthe attendant or salesmanmust stand below the shelf and reach upwardly to open the drawer andremove articles therefrom.

The assembly and user of the carton will be apparent from the abovedescription The drawer blank, cut and folded as shown :in Figure 1, maybe filled with the articles to be packaged when in the general conditionof Figure 1. For

instance, .a stack of abrading discs made of sandpaper or the like maybe placed in the drawer l and-.then the top and side walls may be closeda box-like structure. As can be seen'from Fig. 4 of the drawings, theshape, i. e., one of their diameters represents the arc of a circlewhile the diameter which runs perpendicular thereto represents astraight line. Consequently-,..when.a stack of the abrading vdiscs isenclosed within the drawer, the` weighty of the stack is supported onlyupon the two bow ends -of the lowermost discin the. stack which places agreater weight upon the bottom of the drawer at these twopoints .thanwould be the case if the discs were completely .flat and the weight ofthe stack was supported evenly over the entire surface of the v bottomdisc. Thereafter, the assembled drawer and contents may be simply.inserted into the open end of the .outside box after` which the flapsof the latter maybe closed and sealed, providing the'cartonasshown .inFigure 6 in readiness for shipment. Inordinary use, the vouter face ofthe flap .I4 ofthe box will have advertising printing thereondesignating the contents and otheruseful information. When thecartonsare stacked on shelves with the front ends thereof flushy with the edgesof the shelves, the flaps of the outer box may be opened, thus exposingthe finger gripping holesA in the. front flaps of the drawer which mayvthen be pulledoutwardly to the limited vextentshown in Figures 3 and 4,to expose the contents ofthe drawer without completely ,removing it fromthe box. Thev front flap 28 and the forward top flap area. d2 may bepulled upwardly .to any .desired extent, for further inspection of thecontents or for the removalof articles .from the drawer.

In Figure 5 the dimensions of certain of the panels of the drawer arealtered. so that the short depending side wallpanels 2i.' will fitinside the longer side wallpanels 20', rather than beingdisposedexteriorly thereof as in theFigure 1 embodiment. In this modification ofFigure 5, the top wall .panel 24 andthe creases lllv and 35 which definethis panel, are made somewhat shorter in length than .the bottom panelIS and itsv associated creases .36 and 31', so that the panels.2=| canbey folded to vaposition inside of and. in contact with the panelsY2|,with both sets of panels in vertical planes, when the drawer isassembled. AIn'other respects, this. modified drawer is substantiallythefsame as lthe embodiment .ofFigure 1, anditoperates in substantiallythe same manner, the drawer being pulled outwardlyfin use,'until thecrease-4|`I and the vertical-edges-44 are justbeyond the. front edge ofthe box, whereupon the front flap 28' and the forward top flap area42may be lifted to .expose the contents ofthe drawer in the mannerpreviouslydescribed. ,i `Inall `other respects, 'the ldrawer ofFigurelEllissubstantially. identicalwith that of Figure-Land thasimvilanpartshave .been given be partially drawn the same numerals as in Figure 1,but designated with the prime.

It is, of course, possible to fill the drawer'after it has been insertedinto the box, and the articles may be initially packaged in this mannerif found to be convenient. Obviously, the drawer may be refilled in thismanner without entirely removing it from the box. As is apparent fromthe above description, the construction is or" such nature that it isnot essential that the walls of the inner drawer be secured to oneanother when folded into box-like form, as by the use of adhesive tapesand other well-known means.

I claim:

A package of abrading discs which may be stored upon a shelf and fromwhich the discs may out beyond the shelf edge Without dropping from thepackage for inspection or display While the package remains upon theshelf comprising an outer box made of cardboard or like sheet material,a pull-out drawer slidably enclosed within said box, a stack of bowedabrading discs having a diameter slightly less than the interwalldistance of said drawer enclosed within said drawer with the weight ofthe stack being supported upon the two bow ends of the lowermost disc inthe stack, said drawer being formed from a blank of sheet materialhaving a series of spaced lateral parallel folds therein which dene thebottom, rear and top walls of the drawer, a depending rectangular frontflap hingedly attached to the forward end of said top wall, anoverlapping front ap hingedly attached to the forward end of said bottomwall, said naps forming the front end wall of the drawer when they areclosed, said front aps each being provided with a finger grip openingfor use in pulling the drawer outwardly from said box, a lateral scoreline in said top wall spaced rearwardly from the forward edge formingr arectangular forward top ilap area which may be folded upwardly to exposesaid discs to full View when the drawer is pulled out of the boxsufciently to bring the score line beyond the front edge of the box,rectangular side wall panels depending from both sides of the top Wallalong the edges located between the rear edge and the last mentionedlateral score line leaving said forward top flap area without dependingside panels, rectangular side wall panels folded upwardly from the sideedges of the bottom wall extending substantially from the rear edge tothe forward edge of the bottom wall constituting supporting means forthe bottom wall enabling it to support the weight of said discs when thedrawer is pulled partially out from said box over the edge of a shelfand one of the two bow ends of the bottom disc in the stack extends overthe edge of the shelf, and a tuck-in end ap on said box forming anenclosure over said overlapping front flaps.

COLIN A. ROSS.

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